The latest poll from Gallup shows support for a third American political party at its highest point ever recorded.
The poll surveyed 906 adults between January 29 and February 2 and found that 62 percent of survey participants think that the Republican and Democrat “parties do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed.” Gallup began recording third-party support in 2003, and the previous high point for third-party support, 61 percent, came in September 2017.
Furthermore 50 percent of participants self-identified as Independents, by far the highest mark recorded by Gallup, with Republicans and Democrats evenly splitting the remaining 50 percent. Both parties also received negative approval ratings, with 48 percent approving of the Democrat party and just 37 responding favorably of the Republican party. Read more…
